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Tourist spending in Mideast hit $46.7bn in 2012

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said global tourism receipts rose slightly in 2012 in the Middle East to $46.7bn from $46.2bn spent in the previous year, Gulf News has reported. International receipts per arrival averaged at ... [Published AME Info - 38 mins ago]
Entities: UNWTO
First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

UAE top tourism destination in the Arab World

Country ranks ahead of Egypt and Saudi Arabia in tourism receipts Dubai: The UAE is the world?s 31st popular tourism destination and the most popular in the Arab World, ahead of Egypt ? ranked 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranked 35 ? in terms of tourism receipts, ... [Published Gulf News - 19 hours ago]
First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Rebranding Kenya as a tourist destination

The appointment of Cabinet Secretaries was a complex jig-saw puzzle for President Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto. Power, a function of ordinance and intelligence was at play in this exercise.But that notwithstanding, grumbling has continued in some ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - 15 hours ago]
First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Chinese tourists told to 'be more polite' by Communist Party official, who says they are harming the country's image abroad

Chinese tourists told to'be more polite' by Communist Party official, who says they are harming the country's image abroad By A senior Communist Party official says that 'uncivilised behaviour' by Chinese tourists is harming China's image abroad.Wang ... [Published Mail Online UK - 16 hours ago]
First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Tourists spent Dh171.38b in the Middle East last year at $900 per capita

International tourist arrivals surpasses 1b for the first time in history in 2012 Dubai: International tourism receipts reached Dh171.38 billion (Dh46.7 billion) in the Middle East last year, slightly higher than Dh169.55 billion ($46.2 billion) spent ... [Published Gulf News - 18 hours ago]
Entities: UNWTO, China, Hugo Swire
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

China urges its tourists to behave

A senior Chinese Communist Party official has called for Chinese tourists to behave more politely when travelling abroad.Wang Yang, one of China's four vice-prime ministers, said the "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists was harming the country's ... [Published BBC - May 17 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Tourist Arrivals to Caribbean Estimated to Reach 30 Million by 2030

International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism Organization.The Caribbean received a total of 21 million tourist arrivals ... [Published Caribbean News Digital - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Statisticians zone in on distinction between travel, tourism

TURKEYEN, Greater Georgetown, Guyana (CARICOM) -- Travel is not equivalent to Tourism.This was a key message that was impressed upon participants at a Regional Workshop on Travel and International Tourism Consumption, hosted by the Central Statistics ... [Published CaribSeek - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Conservationists petition UNWTO members to boycott assembly

ENVIRONMENTAL conservationists led by Ian Manning have petitioned members of the UN World Tourism Organisation to boycott the general assembly scheduled to take place in Vic Falls Town and Livingstone if Zambia allows mining activities in the lower Zambezi ... [Published Zambia Post - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PolyU's School of Hotel and Tourism Management is a world-leading provider of hospitality and tourism education. It was ranked No. 2 internationally among hotel and tourism schools based on research and scholarship, according to a study published in the ... [Published Hospitality Net - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Croatia's former officials to off to Azerbaijan

Former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Deputy Prime Minister Milanka Opacic will visit Baku to attend the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.Under patronage of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in cooperation with UNESCO, UN Alliance of ... [Published Today.Az - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

US diplomats in bike ride to promote tourism

The United States embassies in Zimbabwe and Zambia are set to engage on a cross-border bike ride to promote international tourism in the two countries.United States Ambassadors to Zimbabwe and Zambia, Bruce Wharton and Mark Storella, will lead the delegation ... [Published The Zimbabwean - May 17 2013]

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...the report said, which is higher than the international average receipt per arrival of $860 in Europe but lower than the global average of $1,040. "It is encouraging to see that the growth in international tourist arrivals was equalled by a comparable increase in spending in spite of continued economic challenges" said the UNWTO secretary general, Dr Taleb Rifai
Tourist spending in Mideast hit $46.7bn in 2012 [Published AME Info - 38 mins ago]
He said Chinese authorities should "guide tourists to conscientiously abide by public order and social ethics, respect local religious beliefs and customs, mind their speech and behaviour... and protect the environment" . However, some Chinese tourists say they are treated 'like second-class citizens' when they are abroad
Chinese tourists told to 'be more polite' by Communist Party official, who says they are harming ... [Published Mail Online UK - 16 hours ago]
Statisticians are observing 2013 as the International Year of Statistics under the theme ` "Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Educate and Appreciate’. The over-riding goals of the Year are to: increase public awareness of the power and far-reaching impact of statistics on all aspects of society; promote and nurture statistics as a profession, especially among young people; and promote creativity and development in the sciences of probability and statistics."
Statisticians zone in on distinction between travel, tourism [Published CaribSeek - May 17 2013]
"Tourism is one of the major areas of the economic activities today and as security sector and intelligence we must understand the dynamics in this sector. Tourism is very important and we will definitely take up the issue."
Not African Enough [Published Southern Times Africa - May 17 2013]

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